cut and paste on pdf

To copy an entire page from one PDF to another, open both documents and open the pages sidebar on both (the vertical strip on the left that shows thumbnails) - then you can just drag and drop the thumbnails from one PDF to the other.

Editing text on a PDF depends on what you're trying to do. To place entirely new text on the page, the simplest tool to use is the Typewriter tool (on the advanced editing menu). If you want to change existing text, use the Touchup Text tool, again on the advanced editing menu - though how that will behave depends on the original document. Acrobat is not a fully-functional word processor, as PDFs are not structured in the same way things like Word files are - so text is often broken into small chunks, and you can only edit one at a time. Deleting past the start or end of a line can cause very strange things to happen to the page layout!

thanks so much UVSAR, i have read a lot of your feedback on other postings, WHAO!!!!
back to my dilemma, somehow it didnt allow me to drag and drop or cut and paste. I wanted to cut out a little piece of information from one PDF file to another PDF file which were both showing on the left side as thumbnails. I managed however to do this by using the Typewriter tool. Which of course meant i had to TYPE in the piece of information i wanted to paste. Unfortunately, i wanted this information boarded in a BLACK BOX and what i did was i used the Text Box but the text box only came in a RED COLOUR. How do i change that colour to black. Also when i was typing that information, i wasnt able to differentiate the font sizes, e.g. if i used bold, the whole document stays as bold when i only wanted the headings in bold.
As a Newbie on this i would appreciate any assistance given.

Much thanks

With Acrobat 8 or 9.

(Specifically, with either Pro version & fully updated - however, a fully updated 8 or 9 Standard may have the same feature.)
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For a Text Box off the Comment and Markup toolbar -
Open the Properties Bar (View > Toolbars > Properties Bar).
When focus (via double click'n) is on the boxes bounding walls the Properties Bar label will read "Text Box Properties".
When focus (via double click'n) is in the box the Properties Bar label will read "Text Box Text Properties.
Both provide a variety of configuration options.
With focus in the text box and the text selected use the "Text Box Text Properties" to:


--| change text color

--| change text alignment

-| change font type

--| change font size

--| Change character attributes (bold, italic, underline, cross out, superscript, or subscript).

hi Daka630
thanks for your help..it was indeed very helpful.

Does the same thing apply if you cut and paste an image from one PDF file to another PDF file. IN fact HOW DO YOU cUT AND PASTE An IMAGE. it is obviously so different from WORD...

Meanwhile i have to CROP the image. Do i crop it first before pasting into the PDF file?

I really appreciate this forum and greatful with the contributions.

Much thanx

Cut and Paste of an image from one PDF to another.

• Both PDFs open .



• An image in PDF01.



• For each PDF, have the TouchUp Object tool selected (via Advanced Editing toolbar).



• Using TouchUp Object tool, select image in PDF01.



• Right click for context menu and select Copy.



• Move focus to PDF02.



• With TouchUp Object tool still is use, right click for context menu, select paste.



• The image, from PDF01, ought to now be present on the page of PDF01.



• "Grab points" at each of the four corners of the image "box" permit resize of image.

For Acrobat 8 or 9 (maybe earlier release also) - Enter Preferences. Select Category 'TouchUp'. In the 'TouchUp' dialog you can select an Image Editor and a Page/Object Editor. If PhotoShop is installed then it is made the default selection. When using the TouchUp Object tool you select an image. Right click for the context menu. To the bottom of the menu - select "Edit Image". This kicks in the selected Image Editor established back in Preferences.
When done, edits are reflected in the image back in the PDF.

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You can use the TouchUp Object tool to insert an image. When this is selected from the context menu you will be presented with a "browse" dialog.
Locate and select an image; it'll get parked in the PDF. So, do desired edits first (use image editor of choice). Then bring it into the PDF.

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